Opening day speedway features highlight season start
At Winchester Airport Speedway 1800 plus fans watched Brunswick’s Bill Nally win the Sportsmen 30 lap feature and Arlington’s Jack Deniston claim the Amateur 25 lap feature. Junior Thompson of Edinburg suffered a fractured nose after a crash near the curbing during the third heat.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Bill Nally
Brunswick
Jack Deniston
Arlington
Miller
Thompson
Edinburg
Memorial Hospital
Nally
Cal Johnson
Ashland
Doug Bailey
Annandale
Bailey
Johnson
Catcher Hansburger
Deniston
Dick Hansburger
Mt. Jackson
Hansberger
Bob Crosen
Winchester
Buck Cunningham
Cumberland
Cunningham
Jimmy Findley
Red Nininger
Bowers
Robert Peer
Star Tannery
Lester Garrick
Bob Liston
Rossburg
W. Va
Findley
Crosen
Hansburger
Roy Neff
Toms Brook
Naly
Moore Pompey Tuneup Fights In London And Seattle Card
Arch Moore defends light heavyweight title in a tuneup against Yolande Pompey in London on June 5 while boxing 220 pound George Parmentier of Eureka California tonight in Seattle. Miguel Berrois and Bobby Bell square off at St Nicholas Arena in New York after Bell won their Feb 27 bout. DuMont televises.
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Archie Moore
Yolande Pompey
London
George Parmentier
Eureka
Calif
Seattle
Miguel Berrois
Puerto Rico
Bobby Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
Entertainment Tonight
St Nicholas Arena
New York
Bell
DuMont
District 10 Baseball Opens With Tough Schedule
Stratford area teams brace for three district games as James Wood hosts Broadway while Clarke County travels to Strasburg. Strasburg’s Mert Williams and Clarke County’s Buddy Fuller lead pitching staffs along with Broadway’s Tommy Miller. Broadway’s Buster Kogey tops league batting projections with speed and contact traits. Opening week notes place Strasburg at James Wood on 10th and Broadway challenges while other matchups loom.
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James Wood
Broadway
Clarke County
Strasburg
Strasbure
CCHS
Mert Williams
Buddy Fuller
Eagles
Tommy Miller
Charlie Hodson
Rams
Hodson
Bradway
Bridgewater High
Scout Crippled By Polio Wins Hiking Badge
A 13 year old Chicago Scout with polio walked 20 miles on crutches to earn the hiking merit badge, the last required for Eagle. Joel Schaeffer, tired but triumphant, completed the 13 hour trek with a supervising official. He is expected to receive the Eagle Scout award in May.
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Springfield
Chicago
Joel Shaeffer
Schaeffer
Colonials Spark Richmond to Lead in SC Standings
George Washington's Colonials split a doubleheader at West Virginia then powered to an 8-3 win in the nightcap. The results, combined with Richmond beating Virginia Military 7-3, put Richmond alone in first place in the Southern Conference at 2-0, with William & Mary second at 1-0 and West Virginia third at 2-1.
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Colonials
Richmond
George Washington
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Jim Heise
Virginia Military
Wiliam & Mary
Sam Snead Wins Fifth Greensboro Open in Sudden Death
Sam Snead defeated Fred Wampier in a two hole playoff to capture the Greensboro Open, securing his fifth Greensboro tournament title and first prize of 2200 dollars. Snead, 43, from White Sulphur Springs, W Va, trailed until parring the closing holes to force the playoff.
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Greensboro
N. C
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenboro
Snead
Orts Sof Spun Bread leads in Evening Star League bowling
Helen Ritter rolled 361 for Orts as Polly’s Cab fell to 567 team game while Margery Nail added 338 and 133 game for Winchester Seat Cover Co. Orts matched the league high 567 and posted a 1563 team set. GAA No. 1 and GAA No. 2 also won their matches with scores cited.
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Helen Ritter
Orts Sof
Evening Star
Polly
Pearl Ebert
Virginia Vance
Aggie McCall
Orts
Mrs. Ritter
Nail
Margery Nail
Winchester Seat Cover Co
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Miss Nail
Aikens Construction Co
Frances Crisman
Martha Rees
Dorothy Burke
Marty Rotz
Aikens
Peggy Larrick
Suzanne Watson
Ann Wiener
Bell Att Stores
Frances Brens
Bell
Evening Star Lesgue Bell Clothes Stores
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Polly’s Cab
Ai St
Orts Sot
GAA
Final Exhibition Baseball Results
Sunday results include Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 2 and Chicago (N) 9 Chicago (A) 2. Indianapolis (AA) defeated Cincinnati 8 to 4 while Kansas City beat St. Louis 6 to 1. Pittsburgh won 11 to 9 over Detroit.
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Milwaukee
Cleveland
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Openers Loom as Yankees and Dodgers Favor Pennant Hope
Major League opening day features the Yankees and Dodgers as favorites to repeat, with 250000 expected spectators across eight openers. Injuries tag stars like Yogi Berra and Elston Howard, while Washington, Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, St Louis, Cincinnati, and Baltimore field strong lineups for season debuts.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Yankees
Dodgers
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington Senators
Washington
Mantle
Elston Howard
Yogi Berra
Eisenhower
Don Larsen
Camilo Pascual
Washington Square
Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City
Frank Larv
Alex Kellner
Athletics
Southpaw
Chico Carrasquel
Louis Aparicio
Larry Doby
Jim Busby
White Sox
Indians
Arps
Doby
Carrasquel
Busby
Aparicio
Richmhander
Bob Lemon
Billy Pierce
Orioles
Red Sox
Baltimore
Bob Porterfield
Mickey Vernon
Ted Williams
Bill Wight
Frank Sullivan
Braves
Lew Burdette
Bob Rush
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Phillies
Ebbets Field
Phils
Robin Roberts
Don Newcombe
Redbirds
Joe Nuxhall
Magazine Story Tells Of Ax Slaying Near Marshall in December
The May issue of Official Detective Stories recounts the December 7 ax slaying of Carl Nalls, manager at a large cattle-breeding farm near Marshall Virginia. Police investigation scenes occur in Winchester and the magazine goes on sale April 17.
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Marshall
Carl Nalls
Winchester
Hugh Patton Sets 186 Season Mark In State Tourney
Hugh Patton rolled a 186 in the Virginia State Tournament at Arlington to pace Home Beneficial Life Insurance to second place in Class C. Wallace Dill added 346 and Patton totaled 400 across the event with teammates Russell Jones Bob Legge and Frank Cooper also competing.
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Hugh Patton
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Arlington
Patton
Wallace Dill
Russell Jones
Bob Legge
Frank Cooper
Richard Sheetz
Ironing Board Saves Bellevue Family in Nevada Crash
Mr and Mrs Jim Gray and Mrs Care rell McCrea almost left their ironing board behind on a Bellevue Idaho trip from Fresno California. Near Wells Nevada their car skidded and rolled over and the ironing board pinned three Gray and McWwen children in the back seat preventing serious injury.
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Rell McCrea
Bellevue
Fresno
Calif
Wells
Nev
Ironing Board
Gray and
Mc Wwen
Phe
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Wellington B. Sphears
Riverview Hospital
Windsor
Ontario
Sphears
Queen Victoria
International
The
Associated Press
Wurlitzer
Colonels
CC Eagles
Kagey
Buster Kogey
Ayvs
Charlie Kackley
Norman Heflin
Jay Shoemaker
Jim Ritchie
BHS
Harry Bagwell
Ken Wymer
SHS
Alfred Murphy
JWHS
Montevideo
Musselman
Harrisonburs
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Plymouth
Ritter
Gatizden
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Jof Reichler
Johnny’s Sport Shop
W. Boscawen St
Ironing Board Safety
Bellevue, Idaho
Jim Gray
Care
Smalts
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock
Investors Loan Corp
E. Earl Shade
Loudoun Street
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